The History of China: Volume 3, Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part One
Volume 3 of this major history covers the second great period of unified imperial power, 589-906, when China established herself as the centre of a wider cultural sphere, embracing Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
The History of China: Volume 8, The Ming Dynasty, Part 2, 1368-1644
This volume is a long-awaited complement to volume 7 (1988), an extremely valuable survey of the political history of Ming China. A significant resource for both undergraduate and graduate students." Choice
The History of China: Volume 7, The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part 1
This volume in the authoritative History of China is devoted to the history of the Ming dynasty, with some account of the three decades before the dynasty's formal establishment, and of the Ming Courts, which survived in South China for a generation after 1644. Volume 7 deals primarily with political developments of the period, but it also incorporates background in social, economic, and cultural history where this is relevant to the course of events.
The History of China: Volume 1, The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC-AD 220
This volume begins the historical coverage of The History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication of the last Han emperor in AD 220. Their pioneer achievements made these dynasties a formative influence throughout Chinese history.
